Imitation roofing tile



July 14,

IMITATION ROOFING TILE Filed May 2, 1929 l i I f3 F7 j@ ffl/4 f4 ff sa f2 ff /4 Patented July 14, 1931 UNITED STATES VICTOR H. STREET', 0F ABEBEEN, WASHINGTON i IMITATION ROOFING- TILE I I i Application filed May 2, 1929. Serial 1105359371 This invention relates generally to roof coverings, and particularly to an imit-ation roofing tile.

The main object of this invention is to pro- Il vide a roof covering possessing all of the natural beauty Vof the curved ceramic tile roofhe second object is to provide a wooden roof covering which will be less subject to rotting due to entrapped moisture than is the ordinary form of wooden shingle.

The third object is to produce an imitation ceramic tile out of wood for the purpose of reducing its cost of manufacture, the cost of transporting, the cost of laying on a roof and the cost of the supporting roof structure itself.

The fourth object is to reduce to a minimum losses incurred by breakage in manufacture,

zo'storage, transportation, handling and sudden changes in temperature commonly exist* ing in connection with ceramic roof covering.

The fifth object is to facilitate the transportation of these articles by permitting same to be bundled, which not only reduces the handling but permits the individual pieces to protect each other.

The sixth object is to provide a wooden roof covering possessing the maximum amount of ventilation and in which even an abnormal amount of warping on the part of the individual pieces will not become detectable to the eye.

The seventh object is to permit the construction of roofshaving the appearance of a tile roof in districts too far removed from tile producing centers to make same commercially possible.

The eighth object is to make it possible to apply this roof covering to a building formerly covered with shingles or other materials not requiring a roof structure sufliciently strong to support the regular ceramic covering.

The ninth object is to increase the shipping radius of a plant not only by reducing the cost of the article as compared with the ceramic product, but by reducing its weight from one fourth to one sixth of the same arti- 50 cle made from clay.

rlfhe'se, and other objects, willfbecome more apparent from the specification following as` illustrated in the accompanying drawings, iii-which; y f Y SFigurel is al perspective view showing the imitation roofing tile laid on aroof. v

Figure 2 is a plan of a single pieceof tile, Figure '8 is a longitudinal section taken along the line 3-3'in Figuref.

Figure l is a side elevation of Figure2.; Figure 'is an end elevation `Showing a vertical grain structure. Y Figureis a view similar to Figure `5 showing a slash grain structure.. Q y

Figuref illustrates al block from `which the imitation tile is cut. Y Y

Figure 8 illustrates how the .edgesf ,the imitation tile provide an improved protection v against,SI,1,OW. ,"7 c t ,i l l 'Similar numbers lof reference refer 4to Asimilar parts Ythroughoutthe several views.

4"Iaeferring in detailto lthe drawings, the finf dividual imitation tiles are arcuate in form,` as shown in Figures 2 to 6inclusivethe curvature of the sides l() and llcon'forming lto the usualform of ceramic product. V'Theends 12 and l'are normal ,tothe length fof the tile, while the edges 14 instead Qbeingfradial-.as f with the-ordinary tile lpreferably parallel for manufacturing purposes, and also for the purpose of providing the minimum amount of lateral opening through which snow might otherwise blow.

It will be seen in the production of these articles that the parallel edges 14 are portions of the sides 15 of a block 16 from which the imitation tile is sawed along the dotted line 17 by any convenient form of machine for the purpose. i

When making these imitation tiles it is sometimes preferable to provide a hole 18 for a nail 19 by means of which the tiles are held in place. Owing to their lightness and the small amount of overlap, it is essential that the lower end lof each tile in the uppermost tier-that is, the tiles having their convex sides'uppermost, be also nailed. This can be done by driving the nail through the wood with a hammer, although if a wood is employed which is inclined to split easily it may be preferable to make a hole for the nail during the laying process. It Would, .of course, be possible to provide holes at both ends of the shingle When manufactured, as the holes Will naturally be filled With the nails used to hold the articles in place. As to securing the lower end of the individual tiles' any other form of fastening suitable for the purpose could, of course, be' employed Without departing ,o from the spirit of this invention,

It will be noted in Figure 5-that the piece is cut from a bolt or vertical grain block 16 Which Would, in all probability, provide the maximum amount .of resistance to warping or distortion, although it is obvious that they Y may also be formed from What is known as flat or slash grain material, as shown in Figure 6. Y

It can readily be seen that the imitation tile 20 Which I have described possesses an added advantage When it comes to cutting them for hips and valleys, as this can be done With an ordinary carpenters saw, and to the best advantage with the aid of a miter boX.

It can also be seen that this type of roof covering ada-pts itself readily to various forms of decorative treatment in the Way of stain, paint and Water-proofing preparations.

It can also be seen that the use of this curved ao shingle (which it actually is) provides the maximum amount of circulation between adjacent faces and eliminates almost entirely the capillary action of closely contacting faces Which prove so destructive to the ordinary form of closely laid Wooden shingles, causing same to rot out prematurely.

While I have described this product asV having uniform thickness throughout its length, it is obvious that the same may be 40 tapered if so desired.

I claim: Y Y A Wooden roofing tile of arched shape in transverse section, and cut to said shape directly from a bolt.

VICTOR I-I. STREET. 

